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east coast as a superstorm. we'll get the latest coming up. >> tucker is tracking that storm and julie wright will have the latest on your traffic when we return. the time now is 4:41 on this friday. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. we hit that every day at the same time. i believe calvin the producer does that. >> we are so on time. >> we believe because it is foggy or dork or maybe both that that is the national airport. >> now, we're moving. who knows what we're looking at now. >> it is friday. we're all happy. happy that it is not raining or storming just yet. >> it is nice right now. >> today will be nice. tomorrow will be fine. things start to fall apart a little bit on sunday. >> sunday afternoon or -- >> sunday afternoon. and then monday, tuesday will be the main time frame. it swoant strike us as a -- it won't strike us as a hurricane. there won't be 80, 90-mile an hour winds. >> that as good. the win is what is so damaging. >> but it will be a slow moving storm. there will be potential for 6, 8,
east coast as a superstorm. we'll get the latest coming up. >> tucker is tracking that storm and julie wright will have the latest on your traffic when we return. the time now is 4:41 on this friday. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. we hit that every day at the same time. i believe calvin the producer does that. >> we are so on time. >> we believe because it is foggy or dork or maybe both that that is the national airport. >> now, we're moving. who knows...
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the pier in ocean city was destroyed by superstorm sandy. governor martin o'malley will visit a shelteand john the mayor to get and update on the damage. >>> residents along the potomac fear additional flooding this morning. . >> reporter: good morning, allison. we're hearing a plane over ahead, we know national airport just down the river is trying to get up to speed but officials over there are saying they are watching the potential for the potomac river to continue to rise. communities all along the potomac and look at this beautiful sunrise -- but xhunts all along the water front are looking at that. we had a little bit of flooding yesterday and they are expecting high tide today and tomorrow. all eyes on that to see what is going to be coming downriver and perhaps what the impact will be in these areas. take a look at where it was yesterday. old town alexandria used to this, what they call minor flooding. happens every year and sometimes more than once a year, and while they brace for possible flooding of historic proportions, it turns
the pier in ocean city was destroyed by superstorm sandy. governor martin o'malley will visit a shelteand john the mayor to get and update on the damage. >>> residents along the potomac fear additional flooding this morning. . >> reporter: good morning, allison. we're hearing a plane over ahead, we know national airport just down the river is trying to get up to speed but officials over there are saying they are watching the potential for the potomac river to continue to rise....
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. >>> wore continuing to track the approaching superstorm, hurricane sandy. >> joining us now by phone is sheryl kravitz, the director of communications for red cross national capital region. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> give us an update quickly on what is going on as far as the red cross national capital region is concerned right now. >> the first message we have for everyone is we want you all to be safe, shelter in place and make sure you are taking care of yourself, your friends and your family. what we're doing right now is working with our local government partners, local agencies and to make sure that we are ready to open up shelters if we are asked and we're mope mobilizing our volunteers and equipment to make sure that they are on the scene as soon as we know what we're -- what is happening in this region. >> now, i understand already you have some shelters up and ready to go, perhaps some people already saying in them. how can people go about finding the closest shelter to them? >> the shelters are run by local governments and agencies and what we suggest that pe
. >>> wore continuing to track the approaching superstorm, hurricane sandy. >> joining us now by phone is sheryl kravitz, the director of communications for red cross national capital region. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> give us an update quickly on what is going on as far as the red cross national capital region is concerned right now. >> the first message we have for everyone is we want you all to be safe, shelter in place and make sure you are...
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superstorm sandy slam ad shore last night. at least 13 are reported dead. >> and over 5 million or in the dark. schools from virginia to maine are closed again today and there are states of emergency declared in eight states n new york city, transportation officials are worried about seawater flooding some of subways. >> another tough day for commuters ahead. once again, metrobus service and train service will not run this morning. an announcement on when service will be restored will be made later on today after metro is able to assess the damage from sandy. also, metro access service will remain suspended all day tuesday. now, customers can check metro service status by phone. the number to call is 202-637- 7000. >>> thousands of people are without power this morning so can you imagine with this storm. dominion virginia reporting nearly 118,000 outages. pepco dealing with about 27,000. bge reporting just over 91,000 in five counties including montgomery and anne arundel. smeco reports nearly 6200 outages. outages. potomac ed
superstorm sandy slam ad shore last night. at least 13 are reported dead. >> and over 5 million or in the dark. schools from virginia to maine are closed again today and there are states of emergency declared in eight states n new york city, transportation officials are worried about seawater flooding some of subways. >> another tough day for commuters ahead. once again, metrobus service and train service will not run this morning. an announcement on when service will be restored...
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. >> our team coverage of hurricane sandy and the superstorm continues this morning tucker barnes and gwen talbert have the latest on the storm's track as we go to break. important information if you plan to fly today. air lanes serving reagan national and dulles international have canceled most flights for today. bwi is reporting very limited operations. passengers are being urged to check their flight status with their airline before you head out the door. we are coming back in just a moment. anncr: which do you believe? what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. athat's what the plan georged allen supports... would cos
. >> our team coverage of hurricane sandy and the superstorm continues this morning tucker barnes and gwen talbert have the latest on the storm's track as we go to break. important information if you plan to fly today. air lanes serving reagan national and dulles international have canceled most flights for today. bwi is reporting very limited operations. passengers are being urged to check their flight status with their airline before you head out the door. we are coming back in just a...
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sandy. some businesses forced to shut down last night. melanie alnwick is live in alexandria with the latest. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are down to dry pavement for the most part here at king an upstreets in old town alexandria. just a few puddles left here. the flooding yesterday described pretty much as minor. there is still a coastal flood warning in effect for areas along the potomac, for d.c., for parts of fairfax county south of here and as well as across the river in prince george's county. that in effect until 2:00 p.m. friday. in montgomery county, the potomac river is expected to crest about 7 inches above flood stage sometime early this evening. here in old town town, all eyes are going to be on high tide this morning and also tomorrow morning. they are used to this in old town alexandria and while they certainly braced for the worsted intoing of historic proportions, the water really only came up a few teat submerging the lower part of king and union streets.
sandy. some businesses forced to shut down last night. melanie alnwick is live in alexandria with the latest. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are down to dry pavement for the most part here at king an upstreets in old town alexandria. just a few puddles left here. the flooding yesterday described pretty much as minor. there is still a coastal flood warning in effect for areas along the potomac, for d.c., for parts of fairfax county south of here and as well as across...
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. >>> straight ahead at 8:00, surviving sandy, the east coast shuts down as the deadly superstorm moves closer from school closings to storm surges, we have you covered with live team coverage all morning long. good morning everybody, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm allison seymour. right now, the storm is making its way up the east coast, poised for a district hit on the mid-atlantic tonight. >> in preparation of that, states of emergency have been declared from virginia to massachusetts, and president obama has promised a quick federal response. experts say sandy could impact some 50 million people up and down the east coast. it is already blamed for the deaths of 65 after sweeping through the caribbeans. >> now here at home, officials aren't taking any chances. >> that's because most schools in the region are closed, so is the federal government and the dc city government. you can see the full list of delays scrolling at the top of your screen and online at myfoxdc.com. any decision about when it will reopen is hours away. services also suspended until further notice. and amtrak has suspend
. >>> straight ahead at 8:00, surviving sandy, the east coast shuts down as the deadly superstorm moves closer from school closings to storm surges, we have you covered with live team coverage all morning long. good morning everybody, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm allison seymour. right now, the storm is making its way up the east coast, poised for a district hit on the mid-atlantic tonight. >> in preparation of that, states of emergency have been declared from virginia to...
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we're going to have an update in the wake of superstorm sandy coming up next on fox 5 morning news. >>> back now on fox 5 morning news. we are bringing you live pictures from northwest washington. you see here a big tree toppled over. this is at wisconsin avenue and porter street. it's taken some power lines down with it. so you may be having power problems in that neighborhood. >>> man, check out this dramatic scene. this is in silver spring. last night sandy was really pounding the area. i have a little bit more on this because these happen to be friends of mine, fred and e71 out in silver spring. fred wrote me and said this happened about 6:00, so the tree came down from the roots. it went all the way across to the other side. of course it landed on live wires and then it fell on the truck and in about 15 minutes the front end of that truck was just in flames. because of the live wires and all that, it took about an hour for the fire to be put out. that's too bad. >> wow! >> terrible. >> they're okay, no injuries. >> they're okay. they have kids and they'
we're going to have an update in the wake of superstorm sandy coming up next on fox 5 morning news. >>> back now on fox 5 morning news. we are bringing you live pictures from northwest washington. you see here a big tree toppled over. this is at wisconsin avenue and porter street. it's taken some power lines down with it. so you may be having power problems in that neighborhood. >>> man, check out this dramatic scene. this is in silver spring. last...
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grab one today. >>> superstorm sandy knocked trees into homes. this morning homeowners dealing with lots of downed trees. >> some caused major damage to homes in our area. our own melanie aldwick is live in laurel with more on the storm's damage. melanie, tell us what you're seeing there. >>reporter: tony, here we are see some fluctuating power outages here in the city of laurel. and, yes, as we made our way around these parts early this morning, several incidents where we had trees on top of homes, including one on couldn'ti road in laurel. that happened around 6:00 last night really in the height of the storm, just a massive tree coming down on top of a home, doing a lot of damage to the roof. now, we're told that nobody was injured, but the people inside did have to leave quickly. they're dealing with an expensive repair, and that is the situation in at least three other homes around the laurel area today. the city of laurel itself had about a dozen large trees come down, some hitting homes, some hitting cars, some just blocking roadways, so t
grab one today. >>> superstorm sandy knocked trees into homes. this morning homeowners dealing with lots of downed trees. >> some caused major damage to homes in our area. our own melanie aldwick is live in laurel with more on the storm's damage. melanie, tell us what you're seeing there. >>reporter: tony, here we are see some fluctuating power outages here in the city of laurel. and, yes, as we made our way around these parts early this morning, several incidents where we...
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>>> waiting to daylight to get the full extent of the damage left behind by superstorm sandy. >> the storm brought new york city to a stand still leaving millions without power and crippling its subway system. >> and here at home, the clean- up is now under way. fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. >>> all right. this is a live look outside right now at ocean city where the waves continue to do their thing out there. it is a little chilly. really cold as we're not out of he woods yet with all the rain and wind, not just yet. so good morning to you. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm sarah simmons. we'll get updates from our live reporters in just a bit. president obama has declared a federal disaster in new york and long island. the area took a hard hit from the storm. now, this is video of a transformer exploding last night. officials purposefully cut the power to lower manhattan to minimize damage from the flood waters there. the storm is now blamed for 16 deaths and at least seven of those in the new york region. flooding a major problem as well. >> mass transit was crippled
>>> waiting to daylight to get the full extent of the damage left behind by superstorm sandy. >> the storm brought new york city to a stand still leaving millions without power and crippling its subway system. >> and here at home, the clean- up is now under way. fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. >>> all right. this is a live look outside right now at ocean city where the waves continue to do their thing out there. it is a little chilly. really cold...
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let the making begin >>> we're back with our special coverage of superstorm sandy right now. parts of atlantic city are under water this morning including the roads going into the city. some residents disobeyed mandatory evacuations. new jersey governor chris christie called the people who stayed, quote stupid and selfish. >>> we know there were mandatory evacuations in ocean city where sandy pack a powerful punch. >> fox 5's lauren demarco is live there now with a look at sandy's impact. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. the biggest thing we've been saying right now is it is just cold and certainly windy. the highest wind gust yesterday up to 58 miles per hour. dim feeling some wind gusts right now as well . it appears the rain is pretty light right now. it comes in bands. it is definitely coming down but it doesn't really hurt you as it whips against you in the wind at this point. we have power right here. we are at 17th street at the boardwalk. downtown, everybody from second street down to the inlet on the bayside and from 11th on the bayside doesn't
let the making begin >>> we're back with our special coverage of superstorm sandy right now. parts of atlantic city are under water this morning including the roads going into the city. some residents disobeyed mandatory evacuations. new jersey governor chris christie called the people who stayed, quote stupid and selfish. >>> we know there were mandatory evacuations in ocean city where sandy pack a powerful punch. >> fox 5's lauren demarco is live there now with a look...
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. >>> superstorm sandy leaves a path of destruction across the northeast. up in new york, there is unprecedented damage to the transportation system. some buses are running for free but it will take days to get the subway fully restored. a massive fire in a flooded section of queens destroyed over 80 homes. but amazingly, there were no deaths. and the stock market is finally set to open using backup generators this morning. later on today, president obama will meet with governor chris christie to tour parts of new jersey. >>> airports in the new york area are beginning to resume some nights but look at this. this is la guardia airport under water. a bird's eye view there you can see shows flooded runways. new york, of course, the main transfer hub for international flights and millions of passengers around the world are stranded. >>> sandy may have come and gone now but her impact will be felt for months. >> new fears of more flooding as another high tide is expected along the potomac river in just a few hours. melanie alnwick is live there now with an upda
. >>> superstorm sandy leaves a path of destruction across the northeast. up in new york, there is unprecedented damage to the transportation system. some buses are running for free but it will take days to get the subway fully restored. a massive fire in a flooded section of queens destroyed over 80 homes. but amazingly, there were no deaths. and the stock market is finally set to open using backup generators this morning. later on today, president obama will meet with governor chris...
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. >> our big story this morning and likely for the next several days, hurricane sandy. coming up next, a massive hurricane pounding at bahamas and could be headed towards our direction, possibly as a superstorm, rain, wind and maybe even some snow mixed in there as well. >> don't say snow. >> for some areas. >> we're tracking sandy. this is a live look at the storm on our radar. stay with us. we'll be right back. and i approve this message. teacher: this is west virginia, pennsylvania, delaware. and d this is maryland. and i approve this message. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bring table games to baltimore... generating hundreds of millions for schools. and that money has to go to education. it's the law. so vote for question seven. so we can stop spending all that money here, and keep maryland money in classrooms like mine. hurricane sandy sandy . >>> welcome back. a foggy start to your friday as we take a live look at the win. we'll see how that is affecti
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>>> hurricane sandy on course for the east coast. >> some are calling it a superstorm and everyone nodes to get ready. fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. -- and everyone needs to get ready. >> it is friday, october 26th. a live look outside right now as traffic starts stirring. people heading to work for the last day of the week and then they also may be in the mindset of getting ready for what may be in store for the weather department this weekend. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm sarah simmons. let's check in with tucker barnes to get the latest on hurricane sandy. where is she right now? >> crossing through the bahamas. still a hurricane. maximum wind about 08 miles per hour. losing a little bit of intensity as far as sustained wind but still a very dangerous storm. it will sort of team up with this cold hon of thely arctic air off to the north and west that it will able to tap into. that will reenergize it as it approaches the mid-atlantic. even as it starts to fall apart here over the next 24 hours. it will be a very strong storm when it approaches the mid- atlantic later
>>> hurricane sandy on course for the east coast. >> some are calling it a superstorm and everyone nodes to get ready. fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. -- and everyone needs to get ready. >> it is friday, october 26th. a live look outside right now as traffic starts stirring. people heading to work for the last day of the week and then they also may be in the mindset of getting ready for what may be in store for the weather department this weekend. i'm...
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. >>> superstorm sandy leaves a path of destruction across the northeast. just look at these pictures. up in new york, there is unprecedented damage to the transportation system there. some buses are running for free but it will take days to get that subway fully restored. a massive fire in a flooded section of queens destroyed over 80 homes. amazingly, no one died from that and the stock market finally set to open using back- up generators this morning. later on today, president obama will meet with governor chris christie to tour parts of new jersey. >>> and closer to home now in alexandria where people fear what sandy could still have in store. high tides are expected on the potomac later this morning raising some concerns of mored intoing. fox 5's melanie alnwick is live in old town with the latest on that situation. >> reporter: good morning. people here in old town standery are pretty used to this. we had ter covering the street yesterday. it is perfectly dry pavement right now. they prepared for it. they are ready for it. and with high tide just a fe
. >>> superstorm sandy leaves a path of destruction across the northeast. just look at these pictures. up in new york, there is unprecedented damage to the transportation system there. some buses are running for free but it will take days to get that subway fully restored. a massive fire in a flooded section of queens destroyed over 80 homes. amazingly, no one died from that and the stock market finally set to open using back- up generators this morning. later on today, president obama...
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coming up, superstorm sandy causes billions in damages. how beach towns are moving forward and. >>> a ghostbuster gangam-style matchup. creating a song and music video in time for the halloween party. party. anncr: it's said that character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. . >>> we continue at 6:00 watching the northeast as it crawls back to normal from hurricane sandy. kennedy at new -- and newark and liberty airports reopened. the new york stock exchange got back to businessed. -- today. the parts are expected to be up and running tomorrow. 6million homes and businesses are without power. the storm is
coming up, superstorm sandy causes billions in damages. how beach towns are moving forward and. >>> a ghostbuster gangam-style matchup. creating a song and music video in time for the halloween party. party. anncr: it's said that character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts...